The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended, a long walk toward freedom, marriage to Joe Pittman, her adopted son Ned's work as an educator, helping to raise Jimmy, who returns as a civil rights worker, and her own decision to become involved in contemporary issues. In between the chapters of her life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy, are dramatized.
TV-PG
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Drama
1974
110 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Duration : 110 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Tracy Keenan Wynn (screenplay), Ernest J. Gaines (novel)
- Directors : John Korty min
- Imdb : 7.9 (1266 votes)
- Tomatoes : 4 (1243 votes)
- Actors : Cicely Tyson, Eric Brown, Richard Dysart, Joel Fluellen
Movie Storyline
In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended, a long walk toward freedom, marriage to Joe Pittman, her adopted son Ned's work as an educator, helping to raise Jimmy, who returns as a civil rights worker, and her own decision to become involved in contemporary issues. In between the chapters of her life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy, are dramatized.